Okay, done with Japan and priests/friars. In animals, what links German and Wolf (the one on the border with automobile ).

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Oh, those are funny, tommyrot.

Okey-dokey. It's bedtime for me. 'Night, all.

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Lee, replace frank in frankenstein with what the box is connected to .

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Thanks! Weren't you supposed to be asleep?

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I cannot believe I haven't fallen under the thrall of The Puzzler. But it is nice for finding people awake in Natter.

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Skipping lots to post a "Happy Thanksgiving!" to everybody who celebrates is, including wishes for a good minimal-stress maximal yummy-foods day.

Hmm, in fact, this is what I wish for everybody, regardless of any holidays. Maybe I need to start looking for more specific wishes. But yummy foods! How can I wish for any other kinds?

[Edit: in honor of the little that I do know about Thanksgiving, the digits in my post # had so much turkey to eat that they just sat on the screen to rest, their belts popping open, without bothering about what's the right order. I only wonder where the rest of the larger digits went (do you think the digits have separate tables for the big and small ones? And in the small ones they don't have spicy foods or have juice spilled around? And how come "1" isn't with the "small digits" table? Do you think that "0" got him a place with the biggies because together they make "10", event hough it's not a digit? And who did the cooking? And how did they count the dishes if the digits themselves are the guests? Now I've managed to get myself all curious. And the digits may even be UnAmerican!]

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Now I'm wondering if turkeys are considered kosher. They're not native to the Holy Land, which means they won't be included in the original texts of what is and what is not. On the other hand, they're definitely related to chicken and other allowed birds. So I bet it comes down to how observant you chose to be.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating.

Thanks for the wishes, Nilly.

Now I'm wondering if turkeys are considered kosher. They're not native to the Holy Land, which means they won't be included in the original texts of what is and what is not. On the other hand, they're definitely related to chicken and other allowed birds. So I bet it comes down to how observant you chose to be.

Theo, a lot of times, the text describes the characteristics of animals that are okay for food, rather than specify species. It'll describe the hooves of hoofed animals, or whether the animal chews a cud, etc.

Catching up from way behind...

I don't know if I've ever heard the expression, "Flip your nut," before, but I have heard a similar one: off [one's] nut. I think I've usually heard it in the third person, in constructions like, "He's off his nut." I think I'd assume that's what the person meant by "Flip your nut."

If anyone's in the market for a multi-region DVD player, this thing is awesome. Circuit City has it marked down to $50. [link]

I checked it, out of curiosity. Today, it's the Thanksgiving Day special, and even cheaper: Price was: $63.99
You save: -$24.00
You pay: $39.99
Mail-in rebate(s): -$10.00
Price after rebate(s): $29.99

And it lets you skip past the "Attention: Don't pirate this! Really, we're serious, don't!" messages! Huzzah.

You're making me want this DVD player, and I have absolutely no need for it.

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No wonder VHS is in trouble....

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I have succumbed to the Erika/Hayden hype and started watching The Wire. It's had to grow on me. The potential for violence makes me very tense, even though it's way less violent than Deadwood. I am loving the actors and the craxy conversations the cops get into.

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